Baron Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-Baillie Lamington papers, 1903-1908

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Summary

Creator:
Lamington, Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-Baillie, Baron, 1860-1940
Abstract:
Member, House of Commons (1886-1890), Governor of Queensland (1895-1901), and of Bombay (1903-1907). Papers relating to Lord Lamington's governorship of Bombay, India. Letters and administrative notes concern budget surpluses and recommendations for local use; development of a program for inoculation against the plague; administrative and diplomatic matters in India; the relations between Hindus and Muslims, Europeans and Indians. Correspondents include George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquis Curzon; Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot, Earl of Minto; Sir Shahu Chhatrapati, Maharaja of Kolhapur; Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl of Kitchener; and John Morley, Viscount Morley. Includes two letter books containing regular and detailed dispatches from the governor to the Marquis Curzon, the Governor-general of India, and Lord Minto, the Viceroy. Handwritten indices to the letter books refer to various persons and topics such as administration, agriculture, the army, commerce, the courts, education, public finance, industry, journalism, public health, social life and customs, the British protectorate of Aden, and transportation, especially railroads.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
55 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00792

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Scope and content:

Papers relating to Lord Lamington's governorship of Bombay, India (1903-1907). Letters and administrative notes concern budget surpluses and recommendations for local use; development of a program for inoculation against the plague; administrative and diplomatic matters in India; the relations between Hindus and Muslims, Europeans and Indians. Correspondents include George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquis Curzon; Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot, Earl of Minto; Sir Shahu Chhatrapati, Maharaja of Kolhapur; Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl of Kitchener; and John Morley, Viscount Morley. Includes two letter books: the first volume contains 165 regular and detailed dispatches from the governor to the Marquis Curzon, the Governor-general of India, and Lord Minto, the Viceroy; the second volume contains copies of 22 letters to various individuals from 1906-1907. Handwritten indices to the letter books refer to various persons and topics such as administration, agriculture, the army, commerce, the courts, education, public finance, industry, journalism, public health, social life and customs, the British protectorate of Aden, and transportation, especially railroads.

Acquisition information:
The Baron Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-Baillie Lamington Papers were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1960.
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Encoded by Paula Jeannet, December 2008

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[Identification of item], Baron Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-Baillie Lamington Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University